Even though Hungary's first commercial brewery only opened in the mid-19th century, the country looks back on a brewing tradition that goes back thousands of years. To date, there are few large breweries, but the craft beer business is flourishing and countless small micro-breweries enrich the local beer market with creative, handcrafted and delicately composed beers. Class instead of quantity!
A big player on the Hungarian beer scene is the Budapest brewery Horizont. The young, enthusiastic team has set up camp in the hallowed halls of an abandoned factory and is brewing in a place where beer was already made in the 1930s. The venerable buildings house an entirely Hungarian brewing system, a reverse osmosis system capable of creating any water profile imaginable, and an illustrious group of other breweries. The hop mecca in the heart of Hungary is a melting pot of innovation and attracts a lot of international brewers every year for collaborations and joint ventures. Horizont Brewing has friends all over the world and has worked with brewers from the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg, among others. Collaborations between brewers give everyone involved the opportunity to exchange recipes, techniques, styles and raw materials and learn from each other.
There are many ways to express yourself creatively: Some prefer working with sound, others let off steam on the canvas, while some prefer to draw, design installations and happenings and others like to compose impressive pieces of music to fulfill their urge for artistic expression. For the brewers at Horizont Budapest, beer is the solution. Not only to get the creative juices flowing and to conjure up the muse, but also to live out your very own creative desire. The creative brewers develop true works of art from hops, malt and yeast with virtuosity and utmost dedication. To ensure that the delicious splendor really comes into its own, the brewery brought an artist from Budapest on board. He designs the imaginative, sometimes lavish, sometimes minimalist and in any case extremely chic labels and provides an adequate external representation for the treasures hidden within. The brewery's wide range includes not only tasty beers for every day, but also sophisticated craft beers, sophisticated specialties, barrel-aged masterpieces and exciting beer styles. Not only we and the jurors of international competitions have developed a taste for Horizont's creations, but also the sommeliers from the finest restaurants in Budapest: all restaurants awarded one or more Michelin stars serve the noble creations with their artistic dishes.
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